A review by lpg
Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus by Matt Taibbi
challenging
dark
informative
tense
slow-paced
3.75
Interesting, in short doses. Matt Taibbi is much better read as a columnist. In book form. his constant air of disdain, and assumption of personal moral authority, quickly becomes tiring. I got through it, by reading a chapter at a time, and no more than three a day. Still debating if the effort was truly worth the value recieved.
It is an interesting and sometimes insightful look at Donald Trump's conquest of the Republican Party. Occasional flashes of humour (I did laugh out loud a few times), heavy on the sarcasm, and just enough keen insight to make the read worth suffering through the chatter.
Worth noting: he spares no one, including himself, on those few occasions when he climbs down from his pedastel of personal superiority and admits to the same errors of judgement he has condemend everyone else for.
This is as good an explanation for Donald Trump's electoral "victory" in 2016 as any I have read to date.
It is an interesting and sometimes insightful look at Donald Trump's conquest of the Republican Party. Occasional flashes of humour (I did laugh out loud a few times), heavy on the sarcasm, and just enough keen insight to make the read worth suffering through the chatter.
Worth noting: he spares no one, including himself, on those few occasions when he climbs down from his pedastel of personal superiority and admits to the same errors of judgement he has condemend everyone else for.
This is as good an explanation for Donald Trump's electoral "victory" in 2016 as any I have read to date.